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David Witherspoon, 1758–1828 (aged 70 years)

Name
David /Witherspoon/
Birth
1758 24
Military service
Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War
Occupation
Magistrate of Wilkes County for many years
Birth of a brother
John Witherspoon
October 17, 1763 (aged 5 years)
Pennsylvania, USA
Death of a father
John Witherspoon
November 1778 (aged 20 years)
Wilkes County, NC
Death of a maternal grandfather
James Pettigrew
December 24, 1784 (aged 26 years)
Abbeville District, South Carolina, USA
Death of a maternal grandmother
Mary Cochran
October 7, 1786 (aged 28 years)
Abbeville District, South Carolina, USA
Death of a brother
Thomas Witherspoon
April 1790 (aged 32 years)
Wilkes County, NC
Death of a brother
James Witherspoon
April 22, 1790 (aged 32 years)
Wilkes County, NC
Elected
1795 (aged 37 years)
NC Legislature for Wilkes County, NC
Death of a mother
Martha Pettigrew
May 1796 (aged 38 years)
Wilkes County, NC
Death
1828 (aged 70 years)
South Carolina
Family with parents
father
Death: November 1778 — Wilkes County, NC
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John Witherspoon
–1778
Death: November 1778 — Wilkes County, NC
mother
Birth: about 1734 20 20 — Tyrone County, Ireland
Death: May 1796 — Wilkes County, NC
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Martha Pettigrew
1734–1796
Birth: about 1734 20 20 — Tyrone County, Ireland
Death: May 1796 — Wilkes County, NC
brother
Death: April 1790 — Wilkes County, NC
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Thomas Witherspoon
–1790
Death: April 1790 — Wilkes County, NC
sister
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Mary Witherspoon
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sister
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Flora Witherspoon
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himself
Birth: 1758 24
Military service: Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War
Occupation: Magistrate of Wilkes County for many years
Elected: 1795 — NC Legislature for Wilkes County, NC
Death: 1828 — South Carolina
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David Witherspoon
1758–1828
Birth: 1758 24
Death: 1828 — South Carolina
brother
Death: April 22, 1790 — Wilkes County, NC
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James Witherspoon
–1790
Death: April 22, 1790 — Wilkes County, NC
younger brother
Birth: October 17, 1763 29 — Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 1839 — Wayne County, TN
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John Witherspoon
1763–1839
Birth: October 17, 1763 29 — Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 1839 — Wayne County, TN
sister
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Martha Witherspoon
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sister
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Nancy Witherspoon
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sister
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Jane Witherspoon
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sister
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Elizabeth Witherspoon
–
David Witherspoon + … …
himself
Birth: 1758 24
Military service: Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War
Occupation: Magistrate of Wilkes County for many years
Elected: 1795 — NC Legislature for Wilkes County, NC
Death: 1828 — South Carolina
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David Witherspoon
1758–1828
Birth: 1758 24
Death: 1828 — South Carolina
son
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John H. Witherspoon
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Shared note

Served as lieutenant in the Revolutionary War and was one of Col. Ben Cleveland’s “Bull dogs” who was active on the Carolina frontier against the British and Tories. He and his brother, John, are mentioned several times in Lyman G Draper’s “King’s Mountain and Its Heroes”